Most Koreans are on their way to work as my friends and I embarked on a journey to Ultra Korea 2015. Carrying copious amounts of liquid fun on the public transport, we slowly start to hear the sound of that lovely bass. We slowly approached the massive Olympic stadium in Seoul and arrived at one of the biggest festivals in Asia, Ultra Korea.
There were around 100,000+ EDM lovers in attendance this year. Last year I attended UMF and it was loads of fun. I wrote an article Ultra 2014, which is a great read to see how far EDM has gone in just one year. I was looking forward to Ultra for quite some time and was excited to see some of my favorite artists like Porter Robinson, Knife Party and Nicky Romero. Unfortunately, Nicky Romero and Alesso canceled their Ultra Korea performances due to health issues. Korea is currently facing a MERS “outbreak”, so this might have had some influence on two of the headliners dropping out, but we will never know. Luckily, the Australian DJ duo, Nervo, filled in for Alesso.
Day 1-
Ultra Korea is normally held on a Friday and Saturday, so the first day is usually pretty empty until people arrive after work. We got into the stadium around 2:30 and there were no lines to enter. Ultra’s organization last year was a mess and the set up was a lot more efficient this year. When we first arrived to Ultra, we hopped around to the Beach Stage, Underground stage and then to the Live Stage. It was great to see some up and coming DJs playing early on! There were some great artists performing all day, so we tried to catch as many different styles and genres before heading into the main stage. Moti was the first artist we saw on the main stage and he put on an amazing set. Skrillex followed DVBBS and both of their sets were different, but it was a great contrast. After Skrillex finished, we stayed to see the opening of Hardwell and then headed to see the Porter Robinson. Porter Robinson was the highlight of Day 1 and the weekend. Overall, it was a perfect day full of some extraordinary music and energetic crowds.
Day 2